2008

A rea alums figure large in ECCC wins East Central Community

an, Carthage, Miss., April 3, 2008

runs in both the fifth and six The Lady Lions scored t runs in the second inning, ou in the third, four in the fou and six in the fifth. Aipber Smith of Union too the loss for EC on the mouna allowing seven earned runs 01 eight hits. Russell pitched th1 final one and one-third innings and allowed two hits The Lady Diamond Wa1 riors took a pair of divisio1 matchups from Holmes Com munity College on .March 25 cruising 12-4 in the first gam( and 6-1 in the second contest tc complete the sweep. In the first game. Brass led the offen \\ 1th a home run 1--d smgle~. She "' , scored three times and wa also credited with two RBi s. Chipley had a pair of sin– gles and Thrash checked in with a triple. EC scored three runs in the third inning, one in the third and four in both the fifth and sixth innings . Holmes scored one run in the second and three in third. Russell was the winning pitcher, allowing four earned runs on 11 hits. She fanned two batters.

College 's fast-pitch softball team split a doubleheader with East Mississippi Community College Saturday afternoon, winning the first contest 9-3 and falling 13-8 in the second game. With the split, EC's record stands at 14-12 overall. 'l'he Lady Diamond Warriors sport a 3-1 mark in the MACJ C Cen– tral Division, thanks to their sweep of division foe Holmes Community College March 25 in Decatur. In the win over the Lady Lions, Hailey Chipley of Carthage led the offense with thrw:o !';inglec: and three RBI.::. Also ·La'i ..., .. pr ducuve out– ing at the plate was Emily Thrash of Sebastopol. EC scored three runs in the first inning, four in the fifth, and single runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Codee Russell of Leake Academy got the win for EC on the mound, allowing three earned tuns on 10 hits through seven inni ngs. She fanned four batters and walked one. I n the second contest, EC scored three runs in the first, one in the second, and two

East Central pitcher Codee Russell winds up for a pitch during the Lady Warrior,, recent victory .O'\'er Holmes Community College. Rus 11, a hm n. , ., alumn us of Leake Academv. rECCC ohoto

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